20 Essential Movie Moments That Will Define 2016

8. The Rock Sings - Moana

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The Moment: The Rock, playing trusty demigod sidekick Maui, breaks out into song for the first time in what is sure to be one of the most glorious and bizarre scenes in recent Disney history.

Why It Will Define 2016: Because The Rock seems like he's in just about everything these days, from PG-13 action flicks to R-rated adult comedies, so why not throw him into a Disney animation as well while we're at it?

Dwayne Johnson has proven his singing voice many times over in both the WWE and movies like Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, so there's not really any worry of a "Pierce Brosnan in Mamma Mia!"-type performance here. In fact, there's the somewhat embarrassing potential for Johnson's character to vastly overshadow the titular protagonist, which in of itself would be a huge talking point.

Even if not, though, it's easy to imagine Johnson's portrayal resulting in one of the most memorable Disney sidekicks in quite some time.

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